Table for the Big Green Egg

We knew we wanted one and weren't planning on one so soon, but there it was...

An Egg-cellent new nesting table for our Big Green Egg(BGE)!

A trip to the Ace Hardware store for some egg-cessories led us to the temptation of a fully assembled table that seemed too perfect to pass up.  A few measurements taken and the decision was made to go home and see if it would fit where we wanted it to be located on our patio.  Yes!...It will fit!  Now a plan of action to get it moved to it's new place at our home.  

Thanks to the help of our friendly neighbor and his pick-up truck, he and the hubby returned to lay claim to the table that would be ours and they loaded it up to bring it to it's new home.  The fellas made it look easy, and in short order the new table was parked where it would live and be on display nesting our BGE!  

It fits perfectly!

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An afternoon of staining the table to match our deck made it all the better.  

Hubby did a fine job of it!

We previously used this BGE nest, it worked well enough and was on wheels.  

It also had lift-up shelves...  

And this is the new nesting place!  

The EGG sits on a metal table nest, which provides airflow beneath the EGG.  

The floor tiles were my great idea, and can be used as a cutting surface, heat pad, etc. 

We are very pleased with our new table!  

This adds even more enjoyment to our cooking experiences. 

  

Most egg-cellently!... 

I gave my love a HEART attack :)

Hearts here and more hearts there...Hearts were everywhere.

My over-load of heart love, to attack my love with hearts.

I gave him a HEART attack!

I love hearts, so that makes it easy to love Valentine's Day too.  
Just look at the Heart attack I gave to my Valentine!

Many Hearts and I Love You's!

I had fun setting this up!

I  <3  U

'Happy Valentine's Day' message.

Twizzlers Hearts

A few Roses I made - Hersheys Kisses Roses.

A Heart filled with 'Turtles' candy and a 'Big Hunk' bar for my Big Hunk!

I Love You's.

My Valentine gave me a 'WillowTree' sculpture to add to my collection!
{The 'I love you' sculpture}
I Love it!



Celebrate the LOVE in your life!...

A Decorated Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It sure is!  I love decorating for Christmas!

I usually begin my Christmas decorating shortly after Thanksgiving, or during the first week of December.  It can take a couple of days to get to it all, and I enjoy every bit of it!  (Hubs helps out a lot too I must add!)  I have collected many things over the years and try as I may to not get anything else, I always find something new to love and add to the collection of Christmas decor.  I just love Christmas! (Hint: those after-Christmas sales are awesome! *wink*)  I did finally take a few photos of some of the decorating.  
Enjoy!  

A little glimpse of Christmas at our place

 "Merry Christmas" greetings upon the mantel.

Our beautifully decorated Christmas tree.  
I found this artificial tree that is about 7 feet tall, and narrow.  I have had larger trees over the years and I find this one takes up less space, for where we place it, and it looks like a live tree up close.  It gets filled up with many ornaments full of memories.

A view of the foyer and staircase.  

I love dressing up the staircase in this way, its very beautiful all lit up at night too!

A closer view of the staircase, also my little village(which I have posted before here) and a peek of my beautiful Angels.

Santa in his sleigh and a couple reindeer, they're on the ready to greet our visitors.

A closer look at Santa and his reindeer.  

These are just adorable, and I like placing them on the steps in this manner.

Beautiful Nativity set and what the holiday is really about.
"The reason for the Season" 

My beautiful Angels, all are gifts given to me throughout the years.  A couple of these were handmade for me by my sister.  (She is crafty too.  Maybe I can get a how-to from her on making them, if so I will be happy to share it.)

Mr Snowman on the door.  

You may have seen him before here in one of my previous posts and how to make him.

The door looks wrapped in warmth with the evergreen garland.  
Mr Snowman again, and Santa is "hanging" out with him on the door.

The Dining table gets a couple of mini-Christmas trees,
 and I hung a wreath on the mirror, one I made of course!

A Merry Christmas greeting for the wall.
Little mini-wreaths and evergreen garland dress the windows too! 

Hey, even the frig gets some dressing-up!

But wait, there's more!  Merry Christmas greetings, glitter gifts, shiny gold tinsel garland and a small Christmas tree for the breakfast area.

Another door dressed up with shiny gold tinsel garland and my winter white wreath, I also posted this before here with a tutorial on how to make it!

The Mantel wide-view.  Do you see on the left a few Santa hats? (Close-up below)

These little Bobble-head dolls are gifts that our kids had made for the both of us on our 50th birthdays.  
We remember our beloved dog Jake, with this Golden Retriever statue.  I found Santa hats for us and Jake got one too!  These are just the cutest, and everyone gets a laugh, along with us, when they see them.  I had Christmas cards made this year with a photo of just Hubby and I Bobble-heads with Santa hats on, and they have been enjoyed by those that have received them from us.

Outside many wreaths, each decorated with golden bells and bows, 
and a spray of greenery with white poinsettias, golden ribbons and bells to dress the front door.

Merry Christmas wishes from our home to yours...  
~Tammy~

Fall Decorating Spirit

I am trying to get into the Fall spirit of things, being that I am a true Spring and Summer kind of gall, it's hard for me to embrace Fall.  I do love all the beauty of the Fall season, with all the beautiful colors and seeing nature transform into magnificent picturesque scenes.  I'm just not a fan of the weather that is so often associated with it, the cooler temperatures mostly.  My inner thermometer wants seventy degrees (minimum) and above at all times! None the less, my positive optimism shall over ride the negativity and find a happiness within Fall..."Yeah right!"(says my inner summer-lovin' self)

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I did a little Fall decorating here with a variety of Fall items.  I enjoy my Baker's Rack, it's easy to change it up when the mood dictates...or the season!  I picked-up a few items from the dollar store, and I found the wooden pumpkins with the metal leaves at Hobby Lobby for half-off.  I had a bit of crafty-creativity with a couple of the other items, and I will have more details on those later.  The colors really pop, and actually I have to admit, I really like the look.  I'm feeling the Fall y'all!

...It's great to enjoy projects that just FALL into place! 

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~  A  little closer view  ~

 

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A nice transformation from the way my baker's rack looked before it's Fall dress-up.

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My Sister sent these little cuties pictured below to me a few years ago, they fit in nicely with the Fall decor.  Pumpkin Salt & Pepper Shakers, Pumpkin Bowl & Spreader, and a Pumpkin Fragrance Oil Warmer.  I'm imagining some Cheese Spread or Hummus in this Pumpkin Bowl...hmmm Pumpkin Hummus, oh, or Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread, yeah I'll have to try that out!

FALLing for FALL...

~Tammy~

Let there be light...from my beautiful Chandelier

My New (Old) Chandelier

I'd recently noticed an Antiques and Collectibles store had opened up nearby, and I had been meaning to stop in there to check it out.  My daughter and granddaughter were visiting, and we were just heading out for a day of shopping when I mentioned it to her, she said, "well, let's go there!", and so go there we did.

I am very glad we did because I found a chandelier that I knew would be a perfect addition to my home.  The fifty dollar price tag convinced me all the more that it should be mine, and so now...mine it is!

A big "thanks!" to the Hubby for his help with shopping for chain, wire, etc, doing the rewiring, and a splendid installation!  I said to him "You light up my life!" *giggle*

I purchased new lampshades for it, and now it looks even better.  I may yet change the lampshades I decided on using (I have an idea), but I am satisfied for now and so pleased every time I look at it. 

  

It's beautiful and I love it!

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This is what it looked like with the old shades that were worn and torn.  This photo shows more detail of the chandelier too!  I bought it with the intention of changing these shades, and I knew hubby could rewire it for me.  

Other than that, it's was in perfect condition!  

This is the chandelier that has now been replaced by the new (old) one!

It's not bad or ugly really, it's just that we have had it for 17 years!...and it just doesn't go as well 

with our new decor now.

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It's a real beauty now!

Lighting up my life!...

~Tammy~